Janice Shigemi, Registered Psychologist
To book an appointment call: 403-660-1352
or email: Janice@ShigemiPsychology.com
Experience Stillness
And Growth
Biography
Janice is a Registered Psychologist and a member of the the College of Alberta Psychologists and the Psychologists' Association of Alberta. Since completing her graduate studies at the University of Alberta she has gained valuable experience in a variety of areas that complement her current psychological practice.In addition to private practice she has worked as the Director of Client Services at the Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton, as a psychological consultant to Aboriginal communities in central and northern Alberta, as a child psychologist in the Calgary School District and as a Clinical Psychologist at a pediatric clinic. She also has experience in training, supervision, and research.
Janice is passionate about working one to one with clients from all walks of life. The counselling services she provides are informed by her training and education as well as her by personal and professional experience. She values mindfulness as a therapeutic tool and mindfulness based cognitive behavioural therapy influences her practice as does body centered psychotherapy.
Cultural Integrity
Cross-culturally there is a vast difference in how counselling is perceived and accepted. Each particular family has a culture of its own and your impressions are formed by your personality, your life experience, your country of origin, and your religious or spiritual beliefs. If you are concerned about judgment, or confused about expectations, I encourage you to bring this forward so that I may better understand the world from your point of view.
Scope of Practice
Some people view counselling as an integral part of their health care practice and work towards increasing their self-awareness and overall sense of peace and happiness. Others seek out the service in response to an immediate stressor or long standing issue that is negatively impacting their mental health and well-being. Among the most common issues Janice works with are: stress and burnout, trauma and PTSD, sexual abuse, depression and anxiety, grief and loss, relationship stress, self-esteem, separation and divorce, chronic pain, sleep problems and life transitions.
Janice Shigemi